Sign-holder.



Wi A. SMITH.

SIGN HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MARQlg, 1912.

1,033,838. Patented July 30, 1912;

332ml. E55..- -U I (9 WILLIS A. SMITH, OF CAPE NEDDICK, MAINE.

SIGN-HOLDER...

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jii11y30. 1912.

Application filed March 14, 1912. Serial No. 683,822.

5 Another object of the invention is to pro- Vide a sign holder of this character which will possess advantages in points of chiciency and durability, is inexpensive of manufacture and at the same time simple in construction and operation.

\Vith the above and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, pointed outin the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in'which Figure l is a front elevation" of a sign holder constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 21s a side elevation; Fig. 3

is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a side elevation showing-a slightly modified form.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates a base member preferably formed of galvanized sheet metal, but any other suitable material may be usedit desired. Mounted upon the base and hai'ing 40 their ends suitably secured are the spaced guide rods 2. Shdably mounted upon the guide rods are the spacing plates 3, said plates being formed of metal and bent upon themselves to form the channel 4, in which is disposed a retaining plate 5, adapted to abut against the edges of a sign and hold the same against longitudinal movement.

Bowed spring'members 6 are arranged within the spacing plates,'having their ends engaging the intermediate portion of the plate, the intermediate portion of said springs bearing against the retaurlng plates to yieldlngly engage said rr talnmg plates with the base member. llanges 7 are formed on the longitudinal edges of the spacing plate adapted to be disposed over the edge of a sign and hold the same in position against the base. The spacing plates 3 are provided at their ends with the. openings 8 adapted to receive the: guide rods 2 whereby the plates are slidab ly mounted on the guide rods and can be arranged in any desired position. member is bent upon itself to form a channel 9, adapted to receive the edge of-a sign when the same. is arranged upon'the base member.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a slightly modified form of construction wh erein the base member is formed of wood ins :tead of metal. Vhen the base member is e onstructed of wood I provide a metal plate 10 adapted to be secured to the ends of the base and having one of its longitudinal edges bent upon itself as shown at 11, to form. a channel 12 adapted to receive the edges 011a sign.

In placing the sign in position upon the base member, beginning at the end of the base, the upper edge of the sign is arranged within the channel 12 and the spacing plate is then moved toward the upper end of the sign until the retaining plate engages the lower edge of thesign to hold the same against longitudinal movement, and the flange 7 will be arranged above the edge of the sign to hold the same in position against the base. 'To remove the sign the lower spacing plate is pushed. outwardly toward the lower end of the base to remove the lowermost sign, the rest. can be removed by pushing the spacing plates toward the lower end of the base. From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it will be readily seen that =I have provided means whereby one-or a plurality of signs canoe quickly mounted-and changed as deslre WVhile I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention it will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to within the scope of the claims for successfully carrying the invention into practice without sacrificing any of the novel features or departing f com the spirit thereof.

Having thus fully described this invention, what is claimed is:-

1. A sign holder comprising a base member, spaced guide rods mounted on said base member, spacing plates slidably mounted on said guide rods, retaining plates carried by Each end of the base;

the spacing'plates and yieldingly engaging the base to prevent longitudinal movement on a sign.

2. A sign holder comprising a base member, having its ends bent upon itself to form channels to receivethe edge of a sign, spaced guide rods mounted on said base, spacing platesslidably mounted on the guide rods,

retaining plates carried by said spacing plates and a bowed spring arranged in the spacing plates and disposed between the intermediate portion of the spacing plates to hold the retaining plates in yielding engagev ment with the base member to prevent longitudinal movement of the sign.

-3. A sign holder; comprising a base member, spaced guide rods mounted on said base member, having their ends fixed thereto,

spacing plates slidably mounted on said tion of the spacing plates to yieldingly hold" the retaining plates against the base to prewardly extending flanges formed on 'the edges of the spacing plate adapted to hold the sign in position against the base. 1

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIS "A. SMITH.

I Witnesses CHARLESO. FREEMAN,

, M. NELLIEBEAN.,-

,vent longitudinal movement of'a sign, --up- 

